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<DIV>Hello.<BR><BR>&nbsp; Send dmesg , lsmod, and lspci outputs when the card is
initialized.&nbsp;&nbsp; I<BR>wouldnt worry about the firmware until you
successfully make the card work.<BR>Also info about the kernel version and the
what versions of hostap you are<BR>using,&nbsp; and if there is some strange
output when compile the driver, that<BR>may be helpful.<BR><BR>&nbsp; With this
information it is easier for other to help diagnose what may be<BR>going wrong
with your card and/or hostap.&nbsp; The firmware upgrade will
help<BR>performance in some areas AFTER the card is operational but if the card
isnt<BR>operational then I would definately be scared to try something like
a<BR>firmware upgrade, as this could certainly frag things, especially if
the<BR>card is working to begin with,&nbsp; and then it definately wont work.
;)<BR><BR>Good luck...<BR><BR>Jerryf<BR><BR><BR><BR>&gt; I ask cuz, the card
doesnt operate properly yet (nor did it before).<BR>&gt; Briefly, ifup pegs the
cpu, and never succeeds.<BR>&gt; I'll post the details separately when Ive
exhausted my reservoir (puddle)<BR>&gt; of experience..<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; thanks
in advance.<BR>&gt; jimc<BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>